Riddles
Illogical Logic
Gee I'm a Tree!
Hmmm . . .
Extra Credit
100

What question can you never answer yes to?

Are you asleep yet?

100

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?

Three

100

What is the sum of all angles in a rectangle?

360 degrees

100
Where is the green light located on a traffic light?
Bottom
100

If 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, and 5=4, what does 6 equal?

3

200

I have hands, but can't clap...what am I?

A clock

200

The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?

Friday

200

What is greater:  the area of a 4 cm x 9 cm rectangle or the area of a 6 cm x 6 cm square?

Neither.  They both are 36 square cm!

200
In what hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
Right
200

I am an odd number.  Take away one letter and I become even.  What number am I?

Seven

300

I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I? 

A candle


300

Five people were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?

CABDE

300

The volume of a square cube is 64 cubic inches.  What is the length of one of the cube's sides?

4 inches

300
Horses hooves are made up of the same substance as what part of your body?
Fingernails
300

Which three numbers have the same answer whether they are added or multiplied together?

1, 2, and 3

400

We see it once in a year, twice in a week, and never in a day. It is...

The letter E
400

If five cats can catch five mice in five minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch one mouse?

5 minutes

400

A triangle has a 35 degree angle and a 45 degree angle.  What is the measurement of the remaining angle?

100 degrees

400

Babies are born with more bones than adults have.  How many more bones do they have?

40.  Adults have 206.  Babies are born with 400.  As humans grow, some smaller bones merge to form larger bones.

400

Using only addition, how do you add eight 8's and get 1,000?

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8

500

Where does today come before yesterday?

The dictionary

500

You’re on a game show with three doors. Behind one is a car; the others hide goats. You pick a door, and the host (who knows what’s behind each door) opens another door to reveal a goat. Should you switch your choice?

Yes.  Switching gives you a 2/3 chance of winning.  Staying gives you a 1/3 chance.

500

How many sides does a dodecagon have?

12

500

How many more days left in the 2025-2026 school year?

87

500

A ship in port has a ladder hanging over the side.  The ladder is 200 cm long, the rungs are 20 cm apart, and the bottom rung touches the water.  

If the tide rises at a rate of10 cm per hour. When will the water reach the 5th rung?

NEVER!  The tide raises both the water AND the boat, so the water will never touch the 5th rung.

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